The World Employment Confederation-Europe is the voice of the employment industry at European level, representing labour market enablers in 29 countries and 7 of the largest international workforce solutions companies.

Social dialogue

Introduction

Since the year 2000, temporary agency work has been established as one of the sectoral social dialogue committees on the European level.

The World Employment Confederation-Europe (until September 2016 Eurociett) has been recognised as the official social partner, representing the employersâ side (with UNI Europa being its counterpart representing the workers side).

EU Sectoral Social Dialogue on Temporary Agency Work

2017

For the project on online talent platforms, labour market intermediaries and the changing world of work, the call for tender was launched in January 2017 and the Centre for European Policy Studies, cooperation for the project with IZA, was selected as research partner in March

2016

Project application for joint social dialogue project on "Online talent platforms, labour market intermediaries and and the changing world of work" was selected for co-funding by DG Employment

In 2016, Eurociett, the European Confederation of Private Employment Services, was rebranded to "World Employment Confederation-Europe"

On 24 March, Eurociett and UNI Europa launch the study carried out by IDEA Consult on "How temporary agency work compares to other forms of employment". Download the Full Report or the Executive Summary.

Eurociett & UNI Europa agreed on a joint declaration on the draft Directive on temporary agency work, which contributed to reaching the agreement at European level.

A joint research project on vocational training for temporary agency workers has been carried out by Eurociett and Uni-Europa. The results of the project have been communicated in the framework of a stakeholders conference held in December.

Eurociett and UNI Europa signed a Joint Declaration in the framework of the EU debate on Flexicurity.

A round table event has been organised in Budapest to promote the sectoral social dialogue on temprary agency work in Hungary.

2006

Eurofound, the European Foundation for the improvement of living and working conditions in Europe, conducted a study on "Temporary agency work in an enlarged European Union" on request of Eurociett and Uni-Europa. The two sectoral social partners contributed to the study.

A Round Table has been organised in Warsaw to promote the sectoral social dialogue in Poland.